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Following the path laid down here and here:
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson: A rare standalone fantasy. Magic goes bust. Prince goes dark and restores order. Princess foils fascists. Gripping and illuminating.
Shardik by Richard Adams: A huge bear - god or a mammal? Helps fisherman conquer and rule dominions of superstitions. Shamans, mythology, adventure and guilt trips.
With Their Backs to the World by Asne Seierstad, translated by Sindre Kartvedt: Life accounts of Serbians on either sides and times of Milosevic. Evocative and informative. A peek into the inscrutable human condition.
Stoner by John Williams: Not about weed. About a teacher of English and a loser in life - travails beset Mr. Stoner. A tender study into a life of quiet desperation.
The Martian by Andy Weir: More scientific and realistic than the movie. Man stranded on Mars to grow potatoes and recycle water. Imaginative and technically sound.
IQ84 by Haruki Murakami: Love story or muddled fantasy? Vast canvas with minute details and unexplained phenomena. Cats and solitude. The lovers never meet, almost.
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely: The myth of rationality through experimental studies. The frail mind and its fallacy of assumptions. Funny and delightful for a non-fiction.
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein: A classic and a pioneer. AI heads lunar rebellion against imperialists. An exploration of culture, politics and possibilities. Witty Sci-Fi!
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: Defies prejudices of readers and characters. The plays and thoughts of a little girl and her brother. Uncolored depiction of an era. Go Boo!
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson: A rare standalone fantasy. Magic goes bust. Prince goes dark and restores order. Princess foils fascists. Gripping and illuminating.
Shardik by Richard Adams: A huge bear - god or a mammal? Helps fisherman conquer and rule dominions of superstitions. Shamans, mythology, adventure and guilt trips.
With Their Backs to the World by Asne Seierstad, translated by Sindre Kartvedt: Life accounts of Serbians on either sides and times of Milosevic. Evocative and informative. A peek into the inscrutable human condition.
Stoner by John Williams: Not about weed. About a teacher of English and a loser in life - travails beset Mr. Stoner. A tender study into a life of quiet desperation.
The Martian by Andy Weir: More scientific and realistic than the movie. Man stranded on Mars to grow potatoes and recycle water. Imaginative and technically sound.
IQ84 by Haruki Murakami: Love story or muddled fantasy? Vast canvas with minute details and unexplained phenomena. Cats and solitude. The lovers never meet, almost.
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely: The myth of rationality through experimental studies. The frail mind and its fallacy of assumptions. Funny and delightful for a non-fiction.
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein: A classic and a pioneer. AI heads lunar rebellion against imperialists. An exploration of culture, politics and possibilities. Witty Sci-Fi!
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: Defies prejudices of readers and characters. The plays and thoughts of a little girl and her brother. Uncolored depiction of an era. Go Boo!
